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Leon Tokatyan(1925-1997)

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  • Producer
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Leon Tokatyan was born on 28 December 1925 in New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Lou Grant (1977), Judd for the Defense (1967) and Here's Boomer (1980). He died on 13 May 1997 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 28, 1925
DiedMay 13, 1997(71)
BornDecember 28, 1925
DiedMay 13, 1997(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Lou Grant (1977)
Lou Grant
7.3
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Carl Betz and Stephen Young in Judd for the Defense (1967)
Judd for the Defense
7.7
TV Series
  • Writer
Johnny the Dog in Here's Boomer (1980)
Here's Boomer
6.6
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Alan Arkin in The Other Side of Hell (1978)
The Other Side of Hell
7.0
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1978

Credits

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Writer

  • Hawkeye (1994)
    Hawkeye
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1995
  • Hooperman (1987)
    Hooperman
    7.0
    TV Series
    • teleplay
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Robert Hays in Starman (1986)
    Starman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1986
  • The Adventures of Alexander Hawkins (1985)
    The Adventures of Alexander Hawkins
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Double Dare (1985)
    Double Dare
    5.6
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • teleplay
    • 1985
  • Insight (1960)
    Insight
    7.4
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1967–1984
  • Yaphet Kotto, Gary Grubbs, Cliff Potts, and Shelley Smith in For Love and Honor (1983)
    For Love and Honor
    6.4
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1983
  • Katy Kurtzman in Allison Sidney Harrison (1983)
    Allison Sidney Harrison
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • developed by
    • written by
    • 1977–1982
  • Johnny the Dog in Here's Boomer (1980)
    Here's Boomer
    6.6
    TV Series
    • created by
    • 1980–1981
  • William Conrad in Nero Wolfe (1981)
    Nero Wolfe
    7.2
    TV Series
    • teleplay (as Peter Nasco)
    • 1981
  • Alan Arkin in The Other Side of Hell (1978)
    The Other Side of Hell
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)
    Kojak
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Kate McShane (1975)
    Kate McShane
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1975
  • Ordeal (1973)
    Ordeal
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • 1973

Additional Crew

  • Lou Grant (1977)
    Lou Grant
    7.3
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • executive story consultant
    • 1977–1979

Producer

  • Hooperman (1987)
    Hooperman
    7.0
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Robert Hays in Starman (1986)
    Starman
    6.7
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1986–1987
  • Double Dare (1985)
    Double Dare
    5.6
    TV Series
    • supervising producer
    • 1985
  • Katy Kurtzman in Allison Sidney Harrison (1983)
    Allison Sidney Harrison
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1983
  • Portraits of a President
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Peter Nasco
  • Born
    • December 28, 1925
    • New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 13, 1997
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wrote using the pen name of Peter Nasco.

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